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theelso.bsky.social @theelso.bsky.social · 8h
Wrapping up #ELSO2026!! Look at our highlights video 🎥 youtu.be/2Kq82Z4TrvE 2️⃣0️⃣6️⃣9️⃣ registrations 🏆 2️⃣2️⃣6️⃣ speakers & moderators 🔍 > 5️⃣5️⃣0️⃣ abstracts submitted‼️ 4️⃣6️⃣ countries 🗺️ 4️⃣4️⃣ Exhibitors Thanks to all who worked making these incredible results possible. 1️⃣ year to #ELSO2027 📌 Denver, CO 🌲 Sept 27-30 2027
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#ELSO2026 Highlights
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theelso.bsky.social @theelso.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
📢 Cowboy cannulation and simulation showdown hands-on activity at the 37th Annual ELSO Conference #ELSO2026‼️
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theelso.bsky.social @theelso.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
A new #ELSO2026 day initiated with breakfast meetings!! ☕️ Directors Meeting, with President D Brodie, Presidents Elect P Alexander, Director J Haft, Past President G MacLaren, CEO C Stead ☕️ Coordinators Meeting, with Coordinator Liaison J Sheldrake Thank to our Sponsors for supporting these meetings
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theelso.bsky.social @theelso.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Yesterday we celebrated Dr Bartlett in Nashville at #ELSO2026! Medicine is responsibility, Surgery is responsibility, Taking care of patients is responsibility. Medicine has moved from patient centric to provider centric. Todays’ generation need to figure out how to correct this!
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theelso.bsky.social @theelso.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Celebrating Dr Robert Bartlett, father of #ECMO at #ELSO2026 🎶 musical tribute by J Zwischenberger 💡 Bartlett Lecture by P O'Rourke: be curious, tenacious & collaborative as Dr B has been! 💡 lecture on spirit of innovation/legacy that he left us by N Barrett Thank you Bob! 🙏🏻
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theelso.bsky.social @theelso.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
🎤 🪑🪑🪑🪑 Packed room for #ELSO2026 pre-conference in Nashville! We heard about evolution of ELSO #ECLS education, opportunities and resources for #ECMO education/training through ELSO, how to achieve Center of Excellence status, building high-performing ECMO programs, and had fun with the ECMO trivia.
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theelso.bsky.social @theelso.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
🍾 @theelso.bsky.social - Extracorporeal Life Support Organization family & friends celebrated our Executive Director Peter Rycus, honouring him for 30 years of service to the #ECMO #ECLS Community! 🥂... Happening in Nashville, waiting for #ELSO2026!
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theelso.bsky.social @theelso.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
📢 The ELSO 2027 Research Grant applications Deadline had been extended to October 1 ‼️ You have 24h more to finalize submission: 🖊️ 📑 who should/can apply?? Any individual from an active ELSO center; director’s approval required. 🔗 bit.ly/3SxXKE7 Conditions below 📆 Must be received by Oct 1, 2026 ⏰
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theelso.bsky.social @theelso.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
🎸 We are ready to welcome you in beautiful Nashville for #ELSO2026 our 37th annual conference... We are going to open the Pre-Conference tomorrow 🎶 🎵 Join us!! 📌 At the amazing Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center, Nashville, TN You have still the chance to register at 🖇️ bit.ly/ELSO2026
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theelso.bsky.social @theelso.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
📢 The EXACT Study team is seeking participation from #ECMO practitioners for our Job Task Analysis survey 🔍 Share experiece/insights to help ensure that realities of #ECLS practice are reflected in future standards + workforce development efforts 🔗 Adult: bit.ly/4rvumf6 🔗 Neo/Peds: bit.ly/3T8zzgp
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theelso.bsky.social @theelso.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
🔦Session Spotlight: The ELSO Registry Impact 🎙️Don't miss this important discussion at #ELSO2026! ⏰ -3‼️ 📌 Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center, Nashville, TN 📆 September 28, Pre-Conference 📆 September 29 - October 1, Main Conference 🖇️ bit.ly/ELSO2026
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theelso.bsky.social @theelso.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
🚀 NextGen is coming to ELSO 2026 in Nashville! Join NextGen events to connect, exchange ideas, build mentorship relationships and shape what comes next 🍀. 🤝 Meet & Greet & Mentor–Mentee Corner 📅 29 September | ⏰ 10:15–10:45 AM 📍 Delta Lobby A 🚀 NextGen Future Forum 📅 30 September | ⏰ 10:00–11:30 PM
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theelso.bsky.social @theelso.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The (influential) role of regret in #ECMO candidacy decision-making 1️⃣ clinicians prefer utility-based reasoning: often not possible 2️⃣ regret of omission & commission both influence candidacy decisions 3️⃣ clinicians employ various strategies to minimize past + anticipated regret 🖇️ bit.ly/3TeJ5yt
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theelso.bsky.social @theelso.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
📢 The 3 SWAAC ELSO 2026 research webinar sessions are now available to watch on demand! What you'll take?? 🎥 1️⃣ Foundations of #ECLS research & epidemiology 🎥 2️⃣ ELSO Registry: structure, access, research use 🎥 3️⃣ ECLS Research in low-and middle-income countries Open #FOAMcc #FOAMecmo 🖇️ bit.ly/4rv2bx4
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theelso.bsky.social @theelso.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
📢 Spring training opportunities! Adult #ECMO #simulation course: 🛠️ hands on learning + 🚧 troubleshooting, two 1 ½ day sessions 📆 April 12-13 or April 14-15 2027 🎓 Cannulation course: 1 day hands-on sessions 📆 April 16 or 17 or 18, 2027 ELSO headquarters 📌 Ann Arbor MI Register 🎓 bit.ly/ELSOAcademy
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theelso.bsky.social @theelso.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Beating the clock: time-targeted & individualized CPR to improve survival in selected patients with refractory CA 🎯 who benefits❓ ⏱️ time-dependent biology of survival: when❓ Cannulation-time gradient 🪟 delivering ecpr within the window: where/how❓ 🔮 knowledge gaps/future directions 🖇️ bit.ly/4iF63Jk
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theelso.bsky.social @theelso.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
📢 We’re excited to introduce the ICARS Subcommittee Co-Chairs! They are bringing expertise, innovation, and collaboration to ELSO's Individual Certification process. Want to meet them in person? Join us at #ELSO2026, happening in less than 2 weeks! 📌 Nashville, TN 📆 Sep 28 - Oct 1 🖇️ bit.ly/ELSO2026
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theelso.bsky.social @theelso.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Accessibility to #ECPR pathway for #OHCA in London 🇬🇧?? Still limited! 🗺️ study analyzing 5y of routinely collected data from London Ambulance Service 🚑 776 pts met #ECMO eligibility criteria, but only 3% estimated to reach #ECLS-capable centre during operating hours and within 45' 🖇️ bit.ly/4hlPUGC
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theelso.bsky.social @theelso.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
🎙️ The #ECMO brief with the Ed and Todd-Cast! One of a kind plenary session at #ELSO2026 session Moderated by T Rice & E Qian: 📋 Preparing for next pandemic - R Diaz 🫘 🫁🫀 DCD & NRP - MV Antonini & A Williams 🫘 🫁🫀 Organ preservation - A Rojas-Pena 📌 Nashville, TN 📆 Sep 28 - Oct 1 🖇️ bit.ly/ELSO2026
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theelso.bsky.social @theelso.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Predictors of mortality in #ECPR 🔍 study involving 484 adults with refractory CA 🩸median lactate 8.7 mmol/L 🩸median pH 7.23 🪦 in-hospital mortality 62%; higher lactate/lower pH at cannulation associated with increased risk. pH demonstrated stronger/more consistent prognostic value. 🖇️ bit.ly/3TztcTl
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theelso.bsky.social @theelso.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Device failure on #ECMO: insights from MAUDE Database: 📋 device malfunctions demonstrated component-specific patterns, with meaningful subset describing harm ⚠️. Because platform lacks denominator data, findings represent post-market safety signals vs estimates of failure incidence. 🖇️ bit.ly/3T1lnFS
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M Velia Antonini @foamecmo.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
📖 Mechanical complications & crisis management. The oversight, provision, delivery of #ECMO has often been compared to phrase: hours and hours of boredom interspersed by moments of stark terror.Take a look at Chapter 28 of the 📘 Blue Book: the ELSO #ECMO Specialist Training Manual 🛒 bit.ly/ELSObooks
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theelso.bsky.social @theelso.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
📖 Mechanical complications & crisis management. Blue book - chapter 28: 🫁 ML dysfunction/failure 💨 interruption of gas supply ⚙️ pump failure 🫧 air entrainment 🩸 circuit disruption 🩸 inadvertent decannulation 📘 Latest edition of ELSO #ECMO Specialist Training Manual is available 🛒 bit.ly/ELSObooks
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M Velia Antonini @foamecmo.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
📢 2026 @aatshq.bsky.social consensus on antithrombotics in neonates/infants undergoing 🫀 interventions 🩸 hemostatic system 🩸 CPB & catheter-based intervention 🫀 shunt physiology 🚰 conduits/baffles/nonautologous patch 🫀 interventional cardiology 🫀 bridging therapy 🩺 CVC 🫀 VR #PedsICU 🖇️ bit.ly/4gOxuiC
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theelso.bsky.social @theelso.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
High-risk acute PE 🔍 #ECMO + embolectomy, ECMO + thrombolysis or ECMO alone ⏱️ complications & support time similar 🫁 embolectomy associated with most favourable outcome: hospital discharge, 1/3y survival highest after ECMO + embolectomy vs ECMO + thrombolysis; lowest post ECMO alone 🖇️ bit.ly/4xof6lH
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M Velia Antonini @foamecmo.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
📢 Cowboy cannulation and simulation showdown hands-on activity at #ELSO2026 37th Annual @theelso.bsky.social Conference‼️
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theelso.bsky.social @theelso.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
📢 Cowboy cannulation and simulation showdown hands-on activity at #ELSO Conference‼️ Sign up team of 4️⃣ members (all registered for conference - try to represent diversity of professions) 🤡 have fun with name 👚 team swag/matching attire encouraged More info + sign-up (1️⃣ form per team) 🔗 bit.ly/4iW4kiP
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theelso.bsky.social @theelso.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Circuit thrombosis & mechanical failure in children in #ECMO 🔍 analysis of ELSO Registry including >20K pts ⚠️ circuit failure 19.2%, at least 1 replacement in 15.3% runs ⚖️ neonatal age, low weight (<3 kg) higher volume associated with ⬆️ risk 🪦 failure associated with ⬆️ mortality 🖇️ bit.ly/4hkvYos
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theelso.bsky.social @theelso.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
🎥 Recordings of the 4️⃣th ELSO Registry live Q&A is available! ❓ data definitions and interpretation ❓ challenging or complex cases ❓ common data-entry questions and uncertainties 🛟 Registry support 🔮 Future updates ☎️ Connecting with the Registry Development Committee 🎥 youtu.be/4sqU2UNb1mo
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4th ELSO Registry live Q&A, aired on September 9 - 2026
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M Velia Antonini @foamecmo.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Prolonged #ECMO in children with respiratory failure: any likelihood of native lung recovery? 🫁 Duration alone should not be sole determinant of poor prognosis: other clinical factors + presence of complications more relevant ! Should prolonged ECMO definition of be set at 28 days? 🖇️ bit.ly/4heWBey
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theelso.bsky.social @theelso.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Prolonged ECMO in children with respiratory failure 🔍 analysis of ELSO Registry: >1.8K pts requiring 14 days or > of ECLS ⏱️ median run 22.5 days; increased risk of death up to 60 days, thereafter plateau 🩺 survival 50%, associated with shorter runs/time from intubation to initiation 🖇️ bit.ly/4heWBey
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theelso.bsky.social @theelso.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
⏳ - 21 to #ELSO2026... 🪑 preconference sessions, debates/case based discussion & roundtables 🎤 2 main congress plenary sessions 🫀🫁🔬🍼🧸 28 breakout sessions 📊 11 abstract sessions 📦 3 sponsored talks 🏅 Awards Ceremony & much more! 📆 Sep 28 - Oct 1 📌 Nashville, TN Full program at 🖇️ bit.ly/ELSO2026
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theelso.bsky.social @theelso.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
📖 Blue book chapter 27 focuses on medical complications, offering clinicians strategies to anticipate, detect, mitigate their effects in #ECLS 🩸 Bleeding/thrombosis, hemolysis, thrombocytopenia 🧫 Infections 🦵🏻 Limb ischemia 🫀 Cardiac tamponade 🫁 PTX & hemothorax 🫘 AKI 🧠 Seizures 🛒 bit.ly/ELSObooks
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M Velia Antonini @foamecmo.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
🫁 ECCO₂R-facilitated early extubation using modern device with capacity to eliminate > 50% of average CO2 production, may be associated with shorter IMV/NIV. Trends favored ECCO2R across several secondary outcomes. Small sample/premature termination = hypothesis-generating. 🔓 rdcu.be/1VFntAnk7eFa
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theelso.bsky.social @theelso.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Extracorporeal CO2 removal for acute severe COPD, X-COPD RCT 🛑 prematurely terminated trial by sponsor - financial reasons: 18 patients, planned 192 ECCO₂R-facilitated early extubation using device with sufficient CO2 removal efficiency may be associated with shorter IMV/NIV. 🔓 rdcu.be/1VFntAnk7eFa
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theelso.bsky.social @theelso.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
📱 Did you download the ELSO's #ECMO Bedside Guide ⁉️ The essential, free guide for managing #ECMO patients: ⚖️ assess candidacy 📦 equipment 📋 checklists 🧮 calculators 💉 medications in #ECLS 📚 resources and the amazing ⚠️ Panic button Apple 📱 bit.ly/ELSOBedsideG... Android 📱 bit.ly/ELSOBedsideG...
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theelso.bsky.social @theelso.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Long-term mortality & outcomes in adults treated with #ECMO 🔍 SR/MA: 163 studies/>78K pts 🪦 long-term mortality remains high with substantial variation by modality/indication, from 37% for VV to 74% for ECPR at 1y 📚 functional outcomes inconsistently reported only in 23% of studies 🖇️ bit.ly/3SDFuK3
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theelso.bsky.social @theelso.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
📢 The latest ELSO newsletter is out! 🖋️ Message from President 🛏 Circuit Chatter: refractory hypoxemia on #ECMO 📆 countdown for #ELSO2026: Sep 28- Oct 1, Nashville 🎶 🇺🇸 ❓ Registry Q&A Corner 🌏 Next annual meetings: 🇨🇷 #LATAMELSO2026, 🇸🇦 #SWAACELSO2027, 🇦🇹 #EuroELSO2027, 🇮🇩 #APELSO2027 🔗 bit.ly/2IR8RCl
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theelso.bsky.social @theelso.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
🍂 Advance your #ECMO expertise this fall in Ann Arbor, MI! Adult simulation course 📆 Nov 9-10 🚦 Nov 11-12: full - waitlist available Neo/Peds simulation course 📆 Oct 13-14 Adult cannulation workshop 📆 Oct 11 📆 Nov 15 🚦 Oct 10/Nov 13/Nov 14: full - waitlist available 📌 Ann Arbor 🎓 bit.ly/ELSOAcademy
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M Velia Antonini @foamecmo.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
LV unloading in VA #ECMO for refractory CS 🫀 non-selective approach may expose pt to unnecessary risks without improving outcomes; meaningful benefits in carefully selected pt phenotypes cannot be excluded. Results of ongoing RCTs awaited to define optimal unloading strategies 🔓 rdcu.be/gXGJHYxag6Da
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theelso.bsky.social @theelso.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
LV unloading during VA #ECMO in refractory cardiogenic shock: 🔍 264 patients, 2019-2023 🫀 52.2% ECMO alone, 47.8% ECMO + LV unloading ⚖️ early addition of LV unloading not associated with survival benefit at 60 day, despite an increased incidence of device-related complications 🔓 rdcu.be/gXGJHYxag6Da
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theelso.bsky.social @theelso.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
📢 2025 Annual Report is out! 📬 Letter from the Board 📃 Mission, vision, values 🏠 Patients & families 📜 Dr. Bartlett: early days 🎤 #ELSO2025 🏅 Centers of Excellence 📆 Year in review ✈️ Chapter meetings 🗺️ Community & Collaboration 📬 CEO Comments 🕯️ In Memoriam: RH Bartlett & more 📖 bit.ly/4zKGUD7
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M Velia Antonini @foamecmo.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Obesity paradox in VV #ECMO?? BMI seems a continuous risk factor for risk stratification, counseling, and complication mitigation. Absence of a futility threshold reinforces that BMI alone should not be considered absolute exclusion criterion for VV #ECMO @asaiojournal.bsky.social 🖇️ bit.ly/3UD4r8T
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theelso.bsky.social @theelso.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Challenging obesity paradox in VV #ECMO 🔎 420 adults, 4️⃣ centers (2017-2025) 🪦 each 1 kg/m2 increase in BMI independently with 6% higher mortality in non-COVID ARDS ⚖️ higher BMI associated w renal complications across ARDS etiologies & w infectious complications in non-COVID ARDS 🖇️ bit.ly/3UD4r8T
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M Velia Antonini @foamecmo.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
The unknown "others" of neonatal respiratory #ECLS?? 🫁 As ECMO use continues to provide an important life-saving therapy for critically ill neonates with cardiopulmonary failure, more diagnosis-specific data needed to better understand outcomes. @asaiojournal.bsky.social 🖇️ bit.ly/45Qeg5P
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theelso.bsky.social @theelso.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
The unknown "others" of neonatal respiratory #ECLS 🔍 ELSO Registry data 🫁 >3.2K neonates, 2017-2021, 41% other, 8% PPH 🔎 survival 74% for "other" 🔎 following reclassification, survival ranged from 0% for alveolar capillary dysplasia to 92% for aspiration of non-meconium fluid 🖇️ bit.ly/45Qeg5P
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theelso.bsky.social @theelso.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
🍼 Tiny Patients, Big Decisions: Explore the latest advances in neonatal ECMO during this ELSO2026 session! 🫘 Renal Anomalies on #ECMO 🫁🫀 Oxygenation Index & VIS 🫀 PCRTO in neonatal ECMO 🎤 Pumps and lungs: a panel discussion 📌 Nashville, TN 📆 Sep 28 - Oct 1 🖇️ bit.ly/ELSO2026
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M Velia Antonini @foamecmo.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Preoperative #ECMO stabilization in pts with cardiogenic shock secondary to valvular dysfunction: from traditional VA to LAVA #ECLS 🌋 Principal advantage of LAVA circulatory support + effective left-sided decompression, as bridge to surgical replacement @asaiojournal.bsky.social 🖇️ bit.ly/4wIaI0j
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theelso.bsky.social @theelso.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Preoperative LAVA #ECMO before surgery in patients with cardiogenic shock secondary to valvular dysfunction 🌋 pts w acute severe MVR or obstructive aortic stenosis 🔍 all survived to discharge, despite extreme risk In carefully selected patients, LAVA may be effective rescue strategy 🖇️ bit.ly/4wIaI0j
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theelso.bsky.social @theelso.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Institutional expertise & outcomes in VV #ECMO 🔎 relationship between experience & outcomes evaluated using annual ECMO day volume 🏥 center experience associated w lower in-hospital mortality & fewer ECMO-related complications 🎓 center learning observed to increase/plateau quickly 🔓 bit.ly/4gtilSv
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